by Ian Dean Apologies for the large gap between articles – been busy. I don’t know about you, but a dark, cold chill runs down my spine whenever a developer uses the phrase ‘appeal to a wider audience’. In fact, I just shuddered writing it myself. It’s not a statement I like very much. Part […]
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By James ‘Bassman’ Bass The 1980’s were a seminal time; a decade defined by excess and socially valuable moments. On one hand you have lower end of the spectrum – terrible clothes, worse haircuts and yuppies polluting almost every nightclub on Friday nights (a la Christian Bale/American Psycho). On the hand there’s the good stuff […]
by James ‘Bassman’ Bass ‘Snake…SNAKE!’ Yes, yes…we all know where this is going. I’ve reference this game umpteen times in previous ‘Memory Lane’ articles. It’s the release that made action games into Hollywood movies, Hideo Kojima a rock star and the original Playstation essential. It needs no introduction, so let’s get straight to talking about […]
by Ian Dean When the original Mass Effect was released in 2007, it was advertised as the first of a trilogy, an overarching story that took decisions from game to game to build a continuity between the titles. So when Mass Effect 2 eventually followed in 2010, the pressure was on Bioware to prove that […]
Computer games are littered with fresh experiences; whenever you pick up your control pad after purchasing a copy of that month’s ‘triple A’ title, you are willingly embarking on a journey of amusement and discovery. Nowadays the modern game offsets scripted dialogue with formatted set pieces, all of which are entertaining, but seldom catching you […]
by Ian Dean Last night, on the 20th February 2013, Sony hosted an event in New York to discuss the ‘future of Playstation’. Of course, everyone pretty much knew what was coming: Sony would unveil the Playstation 4. Educated guesses were made, expectations were raised, but when it came down to it, Sony just didn’t […]
by Ian Dean Ninja Gaiden 2 was released in 2008, but only for Xbox 360. PlayStation 3 fans would have to wait until the following year for their version but Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 was definitely worth the wait. Sigma 2 featured some significant changes from the 360 version, including some graphical and technical upgrades […]
by Ian Dean There are games you play for fun, and there are games you play because you’re a gamer. Ninja Gaiden Sigma is definitely one of the latter. Don’t get me wrong, the game’s incredibly fun, but it is not for the faint of heart. The path of the Ninja is not an easy […]
by Ian Dean Released in 2010 by Obsidian and published by Sega, Alpha Protocol had been touted as the spiritual successor to the fantastic Deus Ex series. With Human Revolution to follow the next year, the claim was bold. Since the original Deus Ex in 2000, no-one had successfully merged the action, stealth and role-playing-game […]
by James “Bassman” Bass First Encounter Assault Recon; so much more than a cool acronym; in late 2005 it was the only thing I could talk about. Allow me to paint a picture; it’s November 14th-my birthday- and following 2 weeks of absolute hell on a Cypriote army base (don’t ask me why) I return […]
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